fixed gear vs. retracts

[GeorgeF.]

At 08:39 PM 7/16/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>The composite fixed gear designs of today are quite the overkill in terms 
>of strength, rigidity and weight. They could be made far lighter, less 
>rigid and cheaply enough where, as they break on a hard landing, simply 
>pull the pieces out and toss them


If people would learn how to land then strength wouldn't be a problem.  It 
surprises me to hear people say they liked fixed gear better because they 
were bending/breaking retracts.

Can anyone truthfully say that fixed gear look better?  Thought pattern was 
about smooth, graceful, and looking goood?

Been into R/C since 1983.  I have YET to break a gear and only ever bent 
one gear ever so slightly.  99% of my flights were off grass fields and 
some of them were pretty rough.  No I didn't use oversized balloon tires, I 
used small chrome weeks with foam tires.

I guess maybe the maneuver of the month should be LANDINGS?

George
http://www.MilAirComms.com

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